Terms of Reference - North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation

Describe the location, extent and methods of any dredge spoil disposal sites, includingany landfill or land reclamation options, addressing the following requirements:• the boundary of land to be filled or reclaimed by metes and bounds, tied to realproperty boundaries• details of estimated commencement, completion, rate of progress and estimatedcost of the filling or reclamation• the location of the landward limit of mean high water spring tide (MHWST), highestastronomical tide, and the coastal management district as declared under theCoastal Act• existing levels of the land and proposed final levels of landfill or reclamation inrelation to the lowest astronomical tide and Australian height datum• typical cross-section across the land to be reclaimed showing the proposed finishedlevels and method of protecting the seaward boundary of the site/s from erosion.Information provided in this section should refer to:• Reclaiming land under tidal water (Department of Environment and ResourceManagement 2010c)• Guideline: Allocation of quarry material (Department of Environment and ResourceManagement 2010a)• relevant policies of the Queensland Coastal Plan (Department of Environment andResource Management 2012a) relating to reclaiming land.For additional discussion on dredging and disposal see Part B. section 5.3.2 of thisTOR.4.5. Associated infrastructureDetail, with the aid of concept and layout plans, requirements for new associatedinfrastructure or upgrading/relocating existing infrastructure to service the project forthe construction and operation stages. Consider infrastructure such as transportation,water supply, energy supply, telecommunications, waste disposal, wastewater andstormwater disposal and sewerage.4.5.1. Road transportProvide information on road transportation requirements on local and state-controlledroads for both construction and operations stages, including:• any proposed new roads to provide access to or within project sites• existing traffic levels, vehicle types and numbers, and trip lengths for roadssurrounding the access points to project sites• construction traffic, including vehicle types, heavy and oversize loads and number ofvehicles• operational traffic, including vehicle types and numbers• anticipated times at which movements may occur• proposed transport routes (including any waterway crossings)Contents of the EISDudgeon Point Coal Terminals ProjectTerms of reference for an environmental impact statement- 19 -